Jiang Liu's expression froze upon hearing this. Had these consumer tricks spread here? Or were they simply ancient practices?
"Are there any restrictions on obtaining this 'Ascension Token'?"
The waitress said with a smile, "There are no requirements. Our Ascension Tower adheres to the principle of serving only martial artists. As long as you purchase the Ascension Rankings, you are qualified to apply for an Ascension Token."
"Our Ascension Token are made of four different materials: basic iron, intermediate silver, advanced gold, and top-grade jade!"
"How can I apply for these four types of Ascension Token?"
"For the iron version, you only need to pre-deposit one thousand taels. Your future expenses can be deducted from this amount. Just be careful, once the pre-deposited silver is used up and you don't continue to pre-deposit, your Ascension Token will become unusable."
"So, is this all the Ascension Tower does?"
The waitress shook her head. "We handle all transactions related to martial arts, such as buying and selling beast cores, auctioning secret manuals, and trading rare herbs. Furthermore, the Ascension Token is the required credentials for conducting these transactions!"
Jiang Liu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard that a secret manual was being auctioned.
Seeing Jiang Liu's interest, the waitress became even more attentive, introducing the items: "Silver ones require a deposit of ten thousand taels of silver, gold ones require a deposit of one hundred thousand taels! As for jade ones, only our Ascension Tower can issue them on its own initiative!"
"Iron, silver, gold, and jade Ascension Token allow you to ascend to the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors in that order! Which material would you prefer, sir?"
After the waitress finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Liu eagerly.
Jiang Liu hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly to the waitress, "Then please process a silver one for me!" Fortunately, the Hai family had contributed tens of thousands of taels of silver when he was with them! Otherwise, with his previous wealth, he wouldn't even be able to afford an iron one!
Jiang Liu reluctantly paid the money, received a silver Ascension Token with a special mark, and went up to the third floor.
The third floor was divided into twelve rooms, with an empty space in the middle containing two rows of chairs, which were still occupied by several people, presumably waiting.
Jiang Liu walked over and sat down in a chair. Just as he sat down, a waitress came over and asked, "Sir, what would you like some tea or snacks?"
Seeing that she was about to launch into another long-winded introduction, Jiang Liu quickly stopped her, saying, "Just go ahead and do whatever you think is appropriate!"
Seeing this, the waitress smiled and said, "Okay, sir! Please wait a moment!" Then she swayed away.
Jiang Liu sipped his tea and ate his snacks, waiting quite a while before a waitress came to call him, saying it was his turn.
Jiang Liu followed the waitress to one of the rooms, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside. "Come in!"
The waitress invited Jiang Liu inside alone, while she closed the door from the outside.
Jiang Liu entered the room and saw that it was decorated like a secret room, with a black cloth dividing the room in two, and a chair placed in the middle, with tea and snacks served.
Jiang Liu walked to a chair and sat down. Immediately, a voice, deliberately altered, came from behind the black cloth, "What would you like to ask, sir?"
Jiang Liu didn't waste any words and immediately said, "I want to know about the situation of the major forces and Lineage in Wind City."
"Sure, would you like to know the details or the basics?"
What's the difference between the two prices?
"It's simple. One thousand taels from each of the top-tier forces, and if you buy all of them, the remaining taels from the smaller forces will be a gift!"
How many top-tier forces are there in Wind City now?
"Currently, there are nine top powers in Wind City: the Chen Family, the Li Family, the Wang Family, the Pang Family, the Feng Family, the White Lotus Sect, the Sun Moon Sect, the Moonfall Sect, and the Hundred Craft Hall. Do you want them all?"
Jiang Liu asked in confusion, "Why aren't there any members of the Martial Prohibition Hall or the Three Sects?"
"Are you asking a question you already know the answer to? What kind of forces are the Martial Prohibition Hall and the Three Sects? Are they forces we can easily investigate?"
Jiang Liu quickly pretended not to know and said with a forced smile, "It's my fault, kid. I overlooked it. Then give me one from each of the nine families!" In fact, this was Jiang Liu's way of testing them.
After saying that Jiang Liu took out the silver Ascension Token, marked the hidden compartment, and found that he still had a thousand taels of silver left. This silver really doesn't last long!
Then, nine thin booklets and one thicker booklet were handed out from the hidden compartment. Jiang Liu secretly thought, "This money is so easy to make!"
He couldn't help but sigh! It's only after coming out into the world that you realize what it means to spend money like water. Back in Cloud Sun City, he struggled to save even ten taels of silver, but now he's spent nine thousand taels in one go!
Jiang Liu glanced up at the Ascension Tower behind him, determined to get his revenge when he found the chance! When had Jiang Liu ever suffered such a loss?
The power of the Ascension Tower is too great. I had never heard of it before. It must be because they look down on the interests of small places. There is an Ascension Tower in every one of the 140 counties of this dynasty, and the news travels so fast. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle!
Jiang Liu continued walking along the main street when suddenly he heard a voice beside him, "Hurry, Young Master Wei is coming!"
Then several people hurriedly ran past.
Young Master Wei? Is he from the Moonfall Sect? He really knows how to play games! Jiang Liu wasn't interested in this.
After wandering around for a while, Jiang Liu found it all rather boring and returned to the inn.